butter roll; butter-enriched bread roll
this occasion; at this time; now
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
Bōsō Peninsula (also alt. name for Chiba Prefecture)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
antiquity; the previous era
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
orphanage; children's home
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip